Service difficulty report · Clamp · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 25, 2001
Submitted
July 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53418
Aircraft time
24,534 hours, 19,187 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
29,866 hours, 23,831 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
29,866 hours, 23,831 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON INITIAL APPROACH THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING BOTH A AND B LOOPS ILLUMINATED. WARNING CEASED WHEN THROTTLE PULLED BACK TO IDLE. FOUND HIGH STAGE BLEED CLAMP BROKEN. REPLACED SAME.

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